Andrew Burton, PhD, is DePuy Synthes’ new global head of robotics, he said in a June 11 LinkedIn post. Dr. Burton has worked with Johnson & Johnson MedTech for more than 10 years and was most recently director of EMEA…
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Rebecca Whitney, CEO of Highridge Medical, is stepping down to pursue a new CEO opportunity outside the spine industry, she said in a June 11 LinkedIn post. Ms. Whitney has led Highridge since April 2024. Before that she was global…
Some spine and orthopedic technologies are more hype, but others are showing clear improvements in processes and outcomes. Spine surgeon Brian Gantwerker, MD, and orthopedic surgeon Brian Nwannunu, MD, discussed the technologies that are proving themselves the most on a…
The future of outpatient spine surgery is becoming more accommodating to complex spine surgery, and for one surgeon a mini-open cortical trajectory technique has helped make previously challenging cases more feasible in the ASC. Michael Burdi, MD, has leveraged this…
Austin-based Ascension Seton added custom-fabricated, patient-specific spinal implants for complex spine reconstruction, according to a June 10 news release. Rory Mayer, MD, and Alex Cruz, MD, at Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis, use high-resolution imaging data to design implants matched…
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From the first visit to final recovery, Jeremy Smith, MD, says his job goes beyond the operating room, and he wants referring physicians to know exactly what that commitment looks like in practice. Dr. Smith, chief of spine surgery at…
Among orthopedic residents, there wasn’t a difference in case volume performed across race and gender, according to a study in the June issue of the HSS Journal: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. Five things to know: 1.…
DePuy Synthes launched Velys Hip Navigation with AI Assistance in the U.S., bringing artificial intelligence to total hip arthroplasty for the first time on its VELYS Hub platform, according to a June 10 news release. The system automates intraoperative image…
Several practices and hospitals are looking to add spine surgeons to their teams. Here are 10 open positions, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. 1. Wyoming Orthopedics & Spine in Gillette seeks an orthopedic spine surgeon. 2. Rush University Medical Center…
Hinge Health expanded its HingeSelect platform to cover orthopedic surgery, according to a June 10 news release. The move makes Hinge Health one of the first digital musculoskeletal vendors to manage the full care continuum. The expansion connects employer plan…